Well, slowly but surely, my afghan is getting there. Where? Somewhere. :)
I have a confession to make. This afghan was SUPPOSED to be made using the soft waves pattern we all know and love. Only, well, it's my first crochet project and all...and I didn't know what double crochet was...and I looked it up in an outdated book...and was given a definition that does NOT match the popular definition for double crochet...and started merrily crocheting along in what I later found out is actually, no kidding, SINGLE crochet.
So for anyone who has ever wondered what the soft waves pattern would look like in single crochet (with just a couple of adjustments I made to make it work -- and here was I thinking the PATTERN was wrong!), well, wonder no more. Behold; Single Soft Waves.
Next on my agenda after finishing this (because yes, I am a stubborn kind of girl and yes, I will finish what I started, DANG IT) is another soft waves afghan -- this time, in colours more to my liking, and following the original pattern, and much, much bigger.
But, to add a little perspective to this whole afghan ordeal, I have included in this photo a reminder of one of the best things of which I have ever participated in the making, and in which there is no flaw -- my perfect firstborn son, Jonathan! This boy always appreciates mama's handiwork, too, be it perfect or no. :o)
God bless!
--Deb
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
afghanupdate
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13 comments:
Deb, this is perfectly gorgeous. You are to be commended to sticking to it with the single crochet too; the outcome was worth it! The colors are fabulous too! Great work.
This is so soft and soothing - what a lovely blanket you made!
I don't think the book was "outdated" but instead that it might have been british.
Bravo to you Deb! Good girl for sticking to it! It is a very pretty ghan! You should be proud. And your son is just darling too!
oh my the color combos are beautiful you are doing a great job on that.
Andrea
I think it looks good for a mis-read pattern. Single crochet would probably take longer, though, right? Yeah, it's beautiful.
Great son! oh, and your blanket is *beautiful*. :-)
My crochet stitches book is that way too (english vs. american). Every time I start a crochet item I still have to look stitches up, it just doesn't seem to stick in my noodle.
Yours looks wonderful!
This blanket is adorable - and yes, the model is even more perfect!
It looks great! I'm very confused about the single/double/triple crochet thing, too. I'm doing mine in what I learned as triple crochet, because that's what all the ripples I've seen so far look like they're done in. Single crochet I know as the equivalent to slipstitch, which can't be right...
Oh my! Well, then, I suppose we're all a bit confused! I guess in the future I will have to be careful when using instructions as to where they come from. LOL! Usually I am pretty good with conversions, since I am Australian-American, but this is all so new to me. *sigh* ;)
Oh yes, and thank you all for the sweet warm fuzzies! (hoping that doesn't sound bad and everyone still remembers what warm fuzzies are...heehee...)
Looks awesome! i love the waves.
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